From sparring to superstar

Chapter 267 265. Huge Little Spider-Man ([-] words)

It’s mid-season again!

On the morning of the second day of the Christmas war, Li Ao returned to the living room after running in the morning and saw his father reading the sports section of the morning paper. The headline was - "Spider-Man in Big Scene".

After the three game reports, there is a summary of each team's early season.

He originally wanted to read the newspaper together, but his head hurt while his father was reading, so he went back to the bedroom to take a shower and read the news online.

Looking at the news that touted his performance last night, he smiled mischievously.

In last night's game, I faced a tough defense and defeated my opponent cleanly. It felt so good!

He noticed that his teammates were also playing very comfortably.

Before the game, he felt the pressure from his teammates. It seemed that everyone wanted to do more and perform beyond their normal capabilities to make up for the loss of strength caused by injuries to teammates Odom and Jaylon Collins.

However, he used his performance to relieve his teammates of extra burdens and reduce their anxiety.

Under his leadership, teammates only need to perform their duties and do what they should do. This is a very comfortable style of play for teammates.

In turn, his teammates did what they should do and he played very comfortably.

He enjoyed this feeling of shouldering responsibility.

'Punching the nursing home' works really well!

I hope the Trail Blazers will continue to use Pippen to guard him in the future...

In addition to the bonus of "punching the nursing home", his condition in this game is really good. After getting the shooting opportunity with faster speed and stronger strength, he can shoot whatever he wants, and his shooting rate in the first quarter is as high as 75%!

He also once again felt how accurate the mid-range shot was and how useful it was when dealing with tough defenses.

The two tasks last night were 75% completed.

The 'Big Stage' is completed, and the 'Back Laying Level 1' is obtained.

When the recoil angle reaches 45 degrees, there is a 10% probability of making up for the balance. The probability of using it is not high, and the probability of triggering is not high. He is a bit of a pain in the ass. If he had known, the reversal knights would keep it for a while after getting the level 2 skill upgrade card, and upgrade it to The probability of triggering at level 2 will definitely be higher.

But at that time, I didn’t know that I would get new skills.

Then try your best to win the game and have a sparring session with Snake!

It's a pity that the old basketball god can hardly act as an experience baby during the season.

Please ask the system brother to do more tasks.

'Full Moon Joy', the two goals of scoring the highest score in a single game and winning the game were achieved, and two attribute points were obtained.

Unfortunately, goal 2 failed. The Sugar Man's side had 9 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Li Ao began to feel that the defeat was a bit of a loss again, but thinking about the younger and more energetic teammate O'Neal in exchange, forget it, just take this small loss.

After the game last night, he combined the two newly obtained basic attribute points with the basic speed attribute points he originally owned to synthesize advanced speed attribute points, increasing the speed to 93, and the burst acceleration was subsequently increased to 93.
In fact, he has another designated basic attribute point, projectile speed, but when using attribute points, the burst attribute will be improved together with the basic attribute, so he generally does not choose to use general attribute points to improve the burst attribute.

Li Ao continued to browse websites and forums for a while, and came across a hot topic that made him look like a fish.

During the game review analysis after the TNT sports live broadcast last night, Barkley said: "Have you noticed that Spider-Man played particularly well against Pippen? 30 of the 21 points were scored against Pippen's defense. Damn it, he is really good at bullying veterans..."

There is nothing derogatory about these words, but fans will not let go of such an interesting topic.

A big fan analyzed all 26 regular season games he participated in this season overnight, confirming Barkley's statement.

Li Ao himself felt that the analysis made sense... "This fat pig knows how to play football!"

...

After eating breakfast, Li Ao browsed the website for a while.

This time, I did not continue to read the news that praised him, but looked at the media and experts' summary and analysis of each team's performance in the early season, as well as their predictions for the future.

The first thing he looked at was the analysis about their Clippers team.

To know yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle. First of all, it is necessary to know yourself. It is necessary to understand your own team from a third-party perspective.

With 22 wins and 5 losses, they defeated the Magic to take first place in the early season and received high praise.

However, they were not so optimistic in the middle and late stages of the season. The media predicted their final record to be between 55 and 60 wins.

Predictions derived from a comprehensive analysis of their performance, player strength, age, physical strength, injury risks, schedule, etc. from the start to the present.

Except for the analysis of some highly subjective reporters and experts, Li Ao feels that most of the analysis is quite pertinent.

He saw some Clippers fans refuting this prediction and felt that with 22 wins and 5 losses, they should be aiming for 65 wins. He was very grateful to the fans for being so optimistic about them.

But people, you have to be pragmatic.

他们首月14胜2负，最近11场8胜3负，他觉得进入12月后的战绩参考价值更高。

To win 65 games, there are only 55 games left. To achieve a record of 43 wins and 12 losses, the pressure is a bit high.

He looked at the entire league and couldn't even think of any team that could achieve a record of 43 wins and 12 losses in the following games.

It is more reliable to aim for 60 wins and achieve 38 wins and 17 losses in the remaining games.

Anyway, the current goal is to stay first in the league.

After reading the news about his own team, he turned his attention to other teams.

The two No. 21s, one in the east and one in the west, were rated as the two players with the best performance in the early stage. Both of them beat Kidd, and the three of them were also rated as the favorites for MVP.

Everyone else, step aside.

Spider-Man's jealousy comes...

But the performance of the three of them was really strong, and he couldn't refute it yet, and he became even more envious and jealous.

In terms of teams, the team most favored to win the regular season championship is the Kings.

The Kings are so stable, even more stable than last season.

Li Ao also thinks so. When it comes to which team is most likely to have an increase in winning percentage in the mid- to late-game, he also thinks it is the Kings.

...

At noon, the NBA officially announced that starting voting for the Philadelphia All-Star Weekend has begun.

On Li Ao's side, their family cooked a large table of dishes to celebrate little Roy's full moon.

Yesterday he was busy and went out at 7:[-] in the morning. His parents specially moved little Roy's full moon to today, and they didn't treat them, so they just had a meal as a family.

After finishing lunch, he first drove his pickup truck to Memorial Stadium.

This year, the Clippers are also giving away Christmas gifts!
On Boxing Day after Christmas, it is an NBA tradition for clubs to give gifts to athletes.

But before that, the Clippers hadn't given out any Christmas gifts in more than ten years, so everyone just got a greeting card.

There was a wave of management purges last season, and new general manager Wally Walker had too many things to do to take care of this.

It’s finally scheduled this year!

Although the gifts given by the team were rather disappointing, what Li Ao received was a pair of boxing gloves...

The economy has been bad in the past two years and all kinds of chaos have occurred. The team must be careful to avoid trouble when giving gifts. He understands.

The teammates kept complaining, but compared to previous years when they didn't even get a gift, they were quite satisfied.

What they prefer is the Christmas gift from Spider-Man.

Players also prepare Christmas gifts for each other, some carefully prepared, some more hastily, but in short, none are as good as Spider-Man's.

The teammates sighed that he was indeed Spider-Man, and the gifts he gave always made them happy. At least they were things they were interested in.

They all forgot when they mentioned wanting to buy these things, but Spider-Man remembered.

Jordan looked at the gift from Spider-Man and raised his eyebrows.

There's something about this kid that really suits his liking.

The VIP card of that famous members-only club in Los Angeles contains a group of beauties who have participated in various modeling competitions and large-scale performances. The female celebrities who have participated in the Crazy Horse Show in private venues are the biggest selling point of this club.

However, his card is marked with on-call cigar-cutting services. Additional services need to be paid for at your own expense... The stingy Spider-Man has an endorsement fee of [-] million.

Forget it, this gift is thoughtful.

The short Boxing Day event ended. After winning the Christmas game and receiving their favorite gifts, the Clippers players left Los Angeles for Memphis with high morale to start their third consecutive trip.

After coming to Memphis for a night's rest, on the 27th, the Clippers came to FedEx Arena to challenge the Grizzlies away from home.

At 6:10 in the evening, the Clippers entered the stadium first, and what greeted them...was cheers!
Jordan rejected Gentry's suggestion that he rest again, but this time with a less grumpy temper.

He gave an irrefutable reason - "This may be the only time in their lives that Memphis basketball fans will see me play in person."

Gentry didn't force it. He could already feel Jordan's change in attitude on the matter, which was already a huge victory.

After the players from both teams entered the stadium, the 'Basketball God Parade Fan Meeting' started again. The fans at the scene were so enthusiastic that they almost matched the atmosphere of playing games at home.

This has a lot to do with the Grizzlies' poor performance this season.

"Memphis Grizzlies, 5 wins and 22 losses, averaging 91.3 points per game, allowing 101 points per game..."

The Grizzlies, Warriors, and Bulls have been ranked last in the fiercely competitive league from the beginning of the season.

Memphis people are very passionate about basketball. They have a strong college basketball team, the University of Memphis, and unlike Charlotte fans, they are very receptive to professional basketball, so the owner of the Grizzlies chose to move the team here.

Memphians gave enthusiastic support to the arrival of the Grizzlies. It may be because they saw the Hornets choosing to move due to poor box office. Grizzlies fans are extremely enthusiastic about watching the game. This season, the Grizzlies attendance rate ranks 11th in the league. name, and has higher attendance than many playoff-level teams.

But high enthusiasm does not mean that fans will not be disappointed or frustrated, but they are more tolerant of this new team and continue to provide support.

Under such a premise, the arrival of the God of Basketball naturally caused the fans at the scene to switch sides, and some fans shouted "Spider-Man".

The away game became home, and the Clippers players were naturally in a better mood.

The Grizzlies are different, angry, angry, but incompetent...

Gasol looked at Spider-Man, who glanced at him from time to time, feeling that he was going to be cold again tonight, and despair began to spread.

However, after the game started, Gasol found that the Clippers were not targeting him.

From the beginning of the game, the Clippers went all out on both offense and defense, scoring 30-17 in the first quarter.

With a 13-point difference in a single quarter, it can be said that the Grizzlies have no fighting spirit tonight.

The only bright spot was Gasol. He played 10 minutes in the first quarter and scored 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, showing his ability as the No. [-] pick.

But he didn't know why, he felt very lost.

Is this because the other party is no longer interested in targeting him, the champion?

Grizzlies head coach Sidney Lowe breathed a sigh of relief.

After being targeted by the Clippers last time, Gasol was in a downturn for a while. This time he was really worried about Gasol being targeted again.

首节30比17，第二节28比24，第三节前半段比分19比10。

At the official timeout of the third quarter, the Clippers led 77 to 51 by 26 points.

拿到23分6板3助攻2盖帽的李敖、20分4板1助攻的乔丹、11分8板1助攻1抢断2盖帽的小奥尼尔三人打卡下班。

The game entered garbage time, and Sidney Lowe sent Gasol to practice.

They couldn't beat the opponent's main force, but he felt that he could play back-and-forth with the lineup in garbage time, which was suitable for Gasol's practice.

But at this time, Gerald Wallace, Campbell, and Sean Lukes began to surround and suppress the No. [-] pick!

No one asked them to do it, it was purely spontaneous.

Sidney Lowe couldn't help but cursed when he saw Gasol being attacked from all sides.

playing with him!
At this moment, Gasol felt more satisfied than ever before - here he comes!finally come!

...

110 to 91, the Clippers defeated the Grizzlies and won their third consecutive victory, making a good start for this three consecutive away games.

Gasol's ability is good. He played 21 minutes in the first two and a half quarters and scored 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. However, the final garbage time was a bit miserable.

At noon the next day, the Clippers came to Dallas.

After resting for an afternoon, Li Ao and Wang Zhizhi made an appointment for a meal.

It's really not easy. We have known each other for so long, and this is the first time we have a dinner date.

At the dinner table, Wang Zhizhi didn't say much, and he didn't react much when he was complained about. Li Ao was speechless in the end.

But to make friends, not everyone has to be close, so he didn't care.

After a night's rest, on the morning of the 29th, the Clippers came to the American Airlines Center to prepare for the game.

Li Ao and his teammates were very active in preparing for the game. They did not hold anything back against the Grizzlies the day before yesterday and decided quickly just for tonight's game.

Based on the current performance of the Mavericks, there is a high probability that the final ranking will be 4-6, and there is a certain probability of meeting in the second round.

Although they have just reached the middle of the season, with Jordan here, their vision is not limited to the present, and they have begun to prepare for the playoffs.

The role of veterans with rich experience of success comes through.

The Clippers' active preparations have something to do with the preparation environment.

The Mavericks' visiting team's training ground, lounge, and locker room are all so luxurious. Li Ao feels it is a pleasure to prepare for the game here.

The best sports facilities, luxurious decoration, chefs from star-rated restaurants serving meals all day long, and even single rooms available during lunch breaks.

Li Ao didn't understand why Cuban gave the visiting team players such good preparation conditions. Could it be that everything here contains formaldehyde?Are you chronically poisoning the visiting team's players?
Who cares, just come here twice a year, so be it.

The time came to 7:40 pm. After completing a perfect warm-up and eating two freshly grilled steak burgers, Li Ao entered the court with his teammates.

There were overwhelming boos at the scene, and the atmosphere felt like playing on the road!
In the first round of the playoffs last season, they had already had grudges with each other, mainly because of the other side's grudges. They didn't feel much about it. They won.

After the entrance ceremony, Jordan went to take photos with his opponents. Li Ao opened the system and looked at the opponent's evaluation report.

"Dallas Mavericks, 18 wins and 10 losses, averaging 105.1 points per game (third), allowing 102.9 points per game (28th)..."

Regarding the Mavericks' performance this year, Li Ao can only be called a mad scientist.

After the preseason match, Li Ao thought that the opponent would recognize the reality and continue to play offense and defense.

Unexpectedly, Nelson refused to accept the reality and just wanted to play offense.

As a result, the Mavericks got a new nickname this season - a weakened version of the Timberwolves.

There are only a handful of purely offensive teams this season, and the Timberwolves are the strongest.

In terms of offensive ability, the Mavericks can actually compete with the Timberwolves.

But the Timberwolves have Garnett, and no matter how bad their defense is, there is a lower limit. The Mavericks' defense this season... only the Warriors have conceded more points than them.

However, he only averaged 2.2 points per game, and he still has this record, which shows one thing - he has good key ball skills!
If the Mavericks and Timberwolves compete directly in the playoffs, even if the Timberwolves have a better record, Li Ao feels that the Mavericks will have a better chance of winning.

Let’s not talk about whether Old Nelson’s choice to attack like crazy is a good or bad choice. Anyway, the Mavericks’ players who are strong in offense and weak in defense have benefited this season.

The 23-year-old Nowitzki is averaging 24.1 points per game so far this season, a career high; Nash is averaging 18.2 points and 7.9 assists per game, both setting career highs.

The new Van Exel also played well as the sixth man, averaging 13.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.

Only Finley has declined, averaging 17.5 points per game. This is the only time in the five seasons since joining the Mavericks that he averaged less than 5 points per game.

The Son of the Wind and King Silver Horn have blatantly seized power!

This was much more surprising to Li Ao than Nelson's reckless attack.

What Li Ao didn't expect was that Finley didn't show any dissatisfaction with this.

Could this be the first version of Chandler Parsons?Last season, Cuban spent $7 million over seven years to renew Finley's contract. After the 1.02-year-old Finley finished his new contract, it was almost time to retire.But that’s not right!Finley has always played very hard. Even if he is bought out in the future, he will still work very hard when he joins the Spurs. He was a major contributor to the Spurs' 28 championship.

All I can say is this is an amazing team.

Wang Zhizhi got a chance this year. He averaged 12 minutes per game, 6.2 points and 2 rebounds, and shot 45% from the field. As an inside swingman, he was a bit of a mess, but he averaged 42 three-pointer per game with a 1% three-point shooting rate, showing his outstanding performance. The talent of functional players.

I just don’t know whether Wang Zhizhi will choose to continue to develop along this route, or whether he will continue to compete with Yao Ming, become the core, gain weight, and practice singles as he did in the original time and space.

Schwartz talked to Li Ao about this. He didn't give any clear advice and he wasn't familiar with it. If the advice was contrary to the other person's ideas, it would be in vain and he would offend the person. This is a matter involving someone's career.

...

At 7:58, the two teams started to come to the field.

Clippers starting lineup: Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, O'Neal Jr.

Mavericks starting lineup: Nash, Adrian Griffin, Finley, Nowitzki, LaFrentz.

Li Ao came to the center line, and the mission prompt came.

"Jordan successor?:
Task object: Michael Finley.

Goal 1: Score more points than the opponent in this game.

Objective 2: During the matchup, the host needs to keep the opponent's hit rate no higher than 40%.

Goal 3: Win the game.

Reward: 2000 achievement points per objective. "

Li Ao had forgotten that Finley was the first batch of 'Jordan's successors'!
With a maximum of 6000 achievement points, he is even more motivated.

Carter's mission of 'Jordan's Successor' failed, and he didn't get the Windmill Dunk Pack. Although Carter's 'Snow Concert' live broadcast made up for it, it was still a bit frustrating.

This task of Jordan's successor must be completed with greater efforts!
At 8 o'clock, the game started. LaFrentz beat O'Neal to win the jump ball, and the Mavericks attacked first!

After Nash advanced to the frontcourt, he no longer gave the ball to Finley as he had done in past seasons. Instead, he lobbed the ball to Nowitzki, who was leaning on Matt Halprin on the right side of the three-second zone.

Nash moves to the left side of the top arc, farther away.

Adrian Griffin took Jordan to the left baseline.

LaFrentz brought O'Neal to the right corner.

This Carter University alumnus is an unconventional white center, with a physique of 211 cm + 109 kg. He is not good at confrontation and has no inside scoring ability, but he has excellent running and jumping ability, loves to block shots, and relies on long-range shots and three-pointers for offense.

The space is wide open.

Seeing Nowitzki bumping into Matt Halprin, Li Ao, who was following Finley on the weak side, narrowed his eyes. After Nowitzki turned around and shot the ball, Li Ao took back the basket and blocked the rush. Finley, collecting the defensive rebound.

Although Nowitzki didn't score the goal, Li Ao was still surprised to see him playing from behind.

At this time, the Silver Horn King has developed a back attack?So how come they were so badly guarded by McGrady, Stephen Jackson, Bowen and others in the playoffs?

Moreover, except for the shot, this back-up action is exactly the same as Spider-Man!It's just a little slower.

He felt something was wrong in the playoffs last year, but now he understands everything.

The Silver Horn King actually imitated his way of playing!
In addition to averaging a career-high 24.1 points per game, he also averaged 3 assists per game, which is also a career-high!

Now I'm even starting to learn back-hitting...

Old Nelson is also good enough. The Silver Horn King's back-up play is so frustrating that Mad Scientist actually gives multiple back-up opportunities in every game.

Want the Silver Horn King to quickly incorporate post-up play into the game like him?

But obviously the Silver Horn King is not that fast in learning to play from behind, and when he encounters opponents who are on the defensive line, they mostly hit the iron.

This also brought Nowitzki's shooting percentage to a new low since his sophomore year, 45.9%.

But considering Nowitzki as a shooting guard or small forward, this shooting rate is not bad.

Just when Li Ao passed the ball to Bibby, another task came!

"Come on, show it!:
Goal 1: When the host is on the court, after Dirk Nowitzki completes a post-up shot, the host needs to complete the offense with a post-up shot in the next round.

Reward: If Nowitzki misses and hits when the host responds, 500 achievement points will be awarded for each ball until the host does not respond.

Goal 2: The host has at least one higher number of field goals made and points scored in a single game than Dirk Nowitzki in this game.

Reward: If goal 1 is not completed and goal 2 is completed at the end of the game, a Golden Rooster independent fadeaway jumper action package will be awarded. "

Li Ao felt weird about this mission. Will King Silver Horn become Spider-Man in the future?

interesting!
He ran into the frontcourt and took the first step to occupy the high post position.

Jordan was quite dissatisfied, but when he heard Spider-Man say, "God of Basketball, you play at critical moments, I'll deal with Jordan's successor," he tilted his neck and pulled away.

After the separation, Jordan had a new dissatisfaction - what is a mere successor to Jordan?Are my successors not as good as you?
But then he thought about it, well, he really hoped that none of his successors would be as good as Spider-Man.

It sounds nice, but he doesn't want to be surpassed by those successors, or even approached.

Li Ao hit Finley with his back from the high post, turned around and broke through with a fake move, took the ball back, pulled it up directly, and hit the mid-range shot!

The action of leaning down to grab the ball and suddenly pulling up to shoot is quite cool.

Jordan was sore again. Why didn't he think of playing like this when he was young?

This big spider loves to act cool!

Finley's defense in this round was quite poor, which is in line with the Mavericks' second-to-last ranking in limiting opponents' scoring ability.

Not only was the defense not good, but his defensive habits also deteriorated as the season progressed. Li Ao felt that Finley's defense was not as active as it was in the preseason.

When the Mavericks attacked, Nash didn't give Nowitzki a single at the beginning. He wanted to try to see if he could take advantage of his height advantage. But when he couldn't, he chose to do it himself.

Nash's rhythm flow breakthrough is one of the best in the league. Combined with his 46% three-point performance this season, there is nothing wrong with saying he is the best in the league.

Bibby was easily passed!
Nash rushed inside like lightning, Jordan's defense was bypassed, but Li Ao received the basket.

Nash took off half a step inside the right sideline of the three-second zone... and scored the ball!
The passing line between Finley and Nash was intercepted by Li Ao. Finley did not stand stupidly and went to help Nowitzki block Matt Halprin.

Nowitzki caught Nash's inside lob and made a throw to Li Ao who made up for it...hit!
Silver Horn King, shooting 70% from the basket!

Although he doesn't take many shots, once he takes a shot from this position, he basically scores a goal.

How poorly the Mavericks defended in the last round, how fierce their offense will be this round!
This combination made Li Ao confused.

Nelson's space creation ability, Nash's space utilization ability, Cuban's financial resources... Who said Nash and Nowitzki don't fit together?

To improve the defense to the top level, it will definitely be difficult for these two people to be on the same team and play top-notch defense like they did last season.

But he only plays offense. If Nash hadn't left after HC came online in 04... what would the little overlord do?
Jordan picked up the ball and sent it to Bibby, pressing down with his left hand as he ran forward.

Bibby immediately adjusted the speed of advancement and only crossed the center line in 7 seconds.

Jordan has rich experience. In one round, it was determined that the opponent's current lineup was unstoppable.

Li Ao continued to play from the high post, and Jordan started to move.

When Li Ao turned around, Jordan ran to the center, turned back, and pulled outside the free throw line.

Adrian Griffin reached the three-second zone and saw Li Ao turn around and pass Finley to make up for it.

Li Ao had noticed Jordan's movement early, took two steps to grab the ball, and threw it towards the free throw line.

Jordan caught the ball and made a mid-range shot...hit!
Gentry clapped his hands and said to the consultant next to him: "Doug, Michael is too strong, his adjustment ability is no worse than Leo... No, this should be said to be progress!

This is a style of play he has never played before. There was a physical crisis. Before we could react, he had already begun to actively reduce singles and began to cooperate with Leo and Mike in off-the-ball support. He quickly found his off-the-ball play. Fa, how many games have these been?This style of play is already perfect! "

Doug Collins responded: "It's nothing. When I was coaching the Bulls, Michael's talent was truly like a god. He refreshed my understanding of basketball."

Gentry made a "cut" sound and said: "I don't envy you, I also have Spider-Man!"

On the court, after Jordan scored, he immediately moved toward Nowitzki, engaging in hand-to-hand combat and delaying the opponent's speed.

The tacit understanding between gods and heroes was reflected at this moment. Li Ao also moved in front of Nash immediately after Jordan took action. Nash received the ball and wanted to speed up, but was blocked by Li Ao.

Old Nelson clapped his hands. It was indeed a team coached by his fans.

Although the offensive firepower has dropped, averaging 100.5 points per game so far, the defense has become increasingly better, averaging 92.2 points per game, fourth lowest in the league, behind the Heat, 76ers, and Magic, and worse than the Pistons and Trail Blazers. Both teams are good.

The points lost are not as low as those three teams because the Clippers rarely take the initiative to control the rhythm. The average number of shots per game and the number of opponents' shots limited by those three teams have been lowered to less than 80 times. The Clippers are at a disadvantage in this regard. The league average is over 85 times.

But the Clippers really want to press the pace and are definitely one of the best in the league.

Jordan, who can delay power forwards and even centers, and Li Ao, who can limit the point guard's speed, cannot find another duo like this in the league.

Old Nelson didn't care about this. Positional battles are positional battles. His running and gunning has never been about running and fighting. A run-and-gun player like George Karl who can only rush is a half-baked player in his eyes.

How he wishes there would be a coach who could learn his true running and gun skills. He won't be able to coach for many years.

The fans on the opposite side are quite talented and often come up with some tactics that amaze him. He decided that tonight he would let the fans see the charm of offense and pull them back from the wrong path!
On the court, although the Clippers suppressed the opponent's advancing rhythm, when the Mavericks launched an attack, they were still unable to control the opponent's offensive speed.

O'Neal chose to shrink, LaFrentz withdrew from the three-point line, received a second pass from Nowitzki, and shot a three-pointer...

Mr. 7000 million hit a three-pointer from the corner!

So far this season, LaFrentz has played in 25 games, averaging 9.2 points, 7 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. He averaged 43 three-pointers per game with a 1.5% shooting rate. With this performance, he successfully got a job from Cuban. With a 7-year, $7000 million contract, you won’t have to worry about it for the rest of your life.

Seeing O'Neal's expression of annoyance when LaFrentz made a three-pointer, Li Ao said when picking up the ball: "The shrinking was done well. Letting that guy shoot is better than letting Nowitzki go directly to the layup."

Little O'Neal felt a little bit of comfort, but then he felt that this was not enough. He had to rely on Spider-Man's encouragement to feel that his defense was of some use and that he had to do more.

Solutions are always figured out with a sense of urgency.

When O'Neal Jr. came to the frontcourt, he thought of his next-door neighbor. He came to the left side of the three-second zone and leaned against LaFrentz, using his weight to create a confrontation.

LaFrentz, who didn't like confrontation, took a step away, thinking that just keeping an arm's length would be enough. O'Neal Jr. took advantage of the situation to press forward. Bibby had a wide field of vision and a keen sense of smell, and he drove straight to the basket from the middle.

O'Neal Jr. received the ball, held up LaFrentz, tiptoed for a layup...hit!
The big shark is about to be bald by the neighbor next door!

He never thought that some of his little cleverness would be copied over and over again by his next door neighbor.

LaFrentz's one-on-one defense is really eye-catching, and he is really lucky to be able to get a contract worth tens of millions per year.

Nelson followed a purely offensive line this year, and the entire team did not defend well. It covered up LaFrentz's poor defense and showed all the advantages on the offensive end.

LaFrentz loves blocking shots and has good defensive statistics, so Cuban couldn't wait to give him a seven-year contract.

Both sides scored two goals in the beginning, and the score was 4 to 5. The positional battle and offensive confrontation began!

The Clippers' offensive performance was solid. After Jordan switched to off-ball play, he didn't run very fast, but he was always in a good connecting point. Together with Li Ao and Bibby, he tore the Mavericks' poor defense to pieces.

However, the Mavericks' offense is also difficult for the Clippers to defend.

The offense was played easily, and Li Ao put more energy into the defense.

He actively defended and assisted, but the defensive effect... the number of rounds on both sides was very low.

Nowitzki swept away the slump he encountered with the Clippers last season tonight!

Unable to hit Matt Halprin in front of the frame, and unfamiliar with playing from behind, he simply gave up attacking with the ball and just played off-the-ball.

Nash 'took' control from Finley, and Finley was willing to cooperate. Nowitzki always caught the ball when he had the chance.

As a European player, Nowitzki's passing awareness and ability are not as good as Gasol's, but he is also an extremely outstanding presence among power forwards.

Li Ao tried his best, but failed to bring much improvement to the team's defense!

Halfway through the first quarter, the score was 14 to 16. The Clippers trailed the Mavericks by two points and entered the official timeout.

The scoring did not completely increase, but they just relied on slowing down the rhythm. The Mavericks only took 9 shots in half a quarter, making 9 of 5 shots, including 4 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws.

The Mavericks have the second-highest shooting percentage in the league and showed the Clippers tonight.

Returning to the bench, Li Ao put his hands on his hips and his face became a bun.

Jordan, who also actively tried to make up for and assist in defense, was in vain, but he was much calmer.

Jordan thinks it's time for him to have some 'good veteran' time.

"Don't be discouraged, Spider-Man. The German's fighting style should be learned from you. The effect is so good, you should be happy."

Li Ao nodded when he heard this: "I didn't expect my fighting style to be so powerful. It's worthy of me."

"..."

Jordan withdrew his hand that wanted to pat Li Ao on the back.

There was no need for him to comfort this guy.

Forget it, let’s get down to business: “The Mavericks’ offense is different from that of the Timberwolves and Kings. Although those two teams also attack as a team, they have clear priorities. For the Mavericks, anyone can really score, unless they have good outside shooting skills. No, otherwise I might not be able to defend you tonight, so be prepared to use all your firepower, Spider-Man!"

Li Ao glanced at Gentry. The head coach was ready to make a move, and he didn't have a headache at all because he couldn't prevent it.

This symptom is obviously caused by the fact that I couldn't even think of how to prevent it, and then I thought about it, and the attacking DNA took the lead.

Li Ao responded: "It's really strange. I thought you would get angry because you couldn't defend yourself, but I didn't expect you to accept the fight."

Jordan: [_?]
Oh, by the way, this is a foreigner. I probably never saw him play when I was a kid.

He responded: "When I was young, my team scored more than 110 points per game."

Li Ao slapped the palm of his left hand with his right hand, that's it.

But he still had a question: "Then you didn't defend well against the Timberwolves. Why are you so irritable?"

Jordan raised his eyebrows: "The Timberwolves' offense actually has loopholes, but you are not as strong as Garnett, so we can't take advantage of it."

"Yes, you are old too. If you have the ability of the best defensive player, we can take advantage of it."

Jordan:｀Д
He wanted to stimulate Spider-Man, but ended up making himself angry!
...

The Clippers fielded a combination of Bibby, Big Q, Li Ao, Gerald Wallace, and O'Neal Jr.

The Mavericks' defense does not require such strong personal ability. Jordan was replaced by Gentry to rest and recharge his batteries for critical moments.

On the other side, Nelson put his hands on his hips on the sidelines, showing off his cards. He no longer pretended to be defensive, and the two point guards started walking!

Van Exel, Tim Hardaway, Finley, Nowitzki, and Wang Zhizhi appear!

The timeout ends, the game continues, and the Clippers attack.

Bibby played Van Exel alone, without the need for a pick-and-roll. With a fake move, he swayed Fan to the side and smoothly broke into the paint.

Van Exel, who was in his prime, was very fast and made up for it. Bibby had already got space to jump and shoot. He ignored Van Exel's defense and hit the mid-range shot while stepping on the free throw line!

During the transition between offense and defense, Tim Hardaway received the serve and wanted to pick up speed, but was covered by Gerald Wallace and passed to Van Exel. Li Ao followed closely.

Old Nelson looked majestic, but his behavior had nothing to do with majesty. He took a sip.

Why is that fan's life so good?
A late first-round pick can draft a talent like Gerald Wallace.

His athletic ability, defensive awareness, and enthusiasm made him drool.

Such a forward, trained for two or three years to play pick-and-roll with Nash, will not be able to take off.

The mad scientist's plan to speed up the game with two point guards was accurately cracked by Gentry.

The Mavericks' pure firepower is slightly weaker than that of the Timberwolves and Kings, but they have a more complete way of scoring, and all three point guards can launch quick attacks. Attack and return the thief fiercely.

Van Exel advanced to the frontcourt, and Big Q, who was guarding the top arc, immediately got up. Van Exel is famous for being crazy. When he goes crazy, he can beat Payton who just won the best defensive player.

Van Exel changed direction and rushed inside, throwing away the big Q. Gerald Wallace made a defense. Van Exel distributed the ball. Nowitzki received the ball and lifted the ball before Li Ao's defense was in place. , jumped up, faced Li Ao's interference and shot... hit!
In terms of post-up skills, Nowitzki is still far behind. His ability to respond without the ball is only similar in appearance. He relies on the help of Nash and Finley to achieve his current performance. Compared with Spider-Man, he still has a clear gap in these two aspects. .

But under the pressure of Spider-Man from all directions, he did a lot better on the details that could be improved as long as he focused on them.

For example, when you catch the ball, don’t put it around your waist, and take your shooting posture first. This is what the Silver Horn King learned from Spider-Man in last year’s playoffs!
After the goal, Nowitzki was so excited that he opened his arms and retreated to the cheers of the fans.

Li Ao, who was imitated, rubbed his chin... Hey, when will his beard grow longer!
(End of this chapter)